Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk4-devel package, versions <0:2.42.3-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WEBKITGTK4DEVEL-6184582
  • published23 Jan 2024
  • disclosed27 Sept 2023

Introduced: 27 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-39434  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 webkitgtk4-devel to version 0:2.42.3-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2427.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4-devel package and not the webkitgtk4-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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